It’s 117 yards, Chris Williams, not 116!

How many showboating football players can you name right now? Yep, Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson/Ochocinco/Johnson, to name just two right off the top of my head.

If you’re a fan of Canadian football, then you can add Chris Williams of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to the list.

Make no mistake. Chris Williams is one of the most exciting players in the CFL today. Example.

Not bad, eh?

Here’s another one.

Well, for every highlight-reel catch Chris Williams has made in his CFL career, he’s also made a few boneheaded plays. Check out this play from last weekend, in a CFL game between Hamilton and the Montreal Alouettes. Understand a few things when it comes to Canadian football – if a team kicks a field goal and misses, the opposing team can run it out of the end zone. Also, the field is 110 yards from end zone to end zone. So Williams catches the ball seven yards into the end zone… and he runs it out.

After initially ruling it a touchdown, the replay officials noted that Williams was tackled at the 1-yard line – after celebrating at maybe the six or seven-yard line – negating the touchdown. Sure, the Tiger-Cats scored on the next play, but…